Suspect in Georgia School Shooting ID'd as 14-Year-Old Student

Mar. 15, 2025

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Law enforcement and first responders respond to Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on September 4, 2024, after a shooting was reported. Police took a suspect into custody after the shooting on Wednesday, with students evacuated from the scene and local media reporting fatalities. CNN, citing unnamed law enforcement sources, reported that four people had been killed and 30 wounded. Other outlets reported two deaths.

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The suspectaccused of killing four people and injuring nine othersin a school shooting on Wednesday, Sept. 4, was identified as Colt Gray, a 14-year-old male student at Apalachee High School, the Winder, Ga., school where the attack took place, authorities announced at a press conference.

The suspect will be tried as an adult with murder, authorities said.

Two of the four fatal victims were students at the school and two were teachers, authorities said. All nine injured victims were shot.

Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith said authorities do not know a motive.

The school was put on lockdown in the aftermath of the shooting. State authorities urged anyone near the area to stay clear while they investigate.

Vice PresidentKamala Harrisalso addressed the shooting during a public speech on Wednesday, calling the prevelance of gun violence in American schools “outrageous.”

source: people.com

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